10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2022

Blog readers sharing their house with a noisy teenager may consider replacing him or her with a Brown-headed Parrot , given this statement on a pet website : “Brown-Headed Parrot boasts another very desirable trait – these are very quiet parrots! The benefit for the wasps is that they get to keep a beautiful pet.

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Ostriches Parrots Birds Eggs 147

Animal Person

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

as I was running this morning, I couldn't help wonder what the difference is between his book and The Compassionate Carnivore and the myriad others written by people who despise factory farming, yet claim to love animals (and of course love their "meat," and find a way to get it while not feeling bad about it). it's "not eating animals.".

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Factory Farm Factory Farming Animal Factory 100

Animal Person

AUGUST 3, 2009

We "traditionally" have applied our social mores in some places and not others, and we should go back to "tradition," which I bet has something to do with continuing to care about our dogs while continuing to feign care for "farm animals," as they're value is as food only. Let the games begin.

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Emotional Farm Animal Farmed Animals Agenda 100

Animal Person

JUNE 29, 2009

Other than being a vegan, the most important actions you can take to help animals who are used for food are: Give generously to organizations that help those sentient nonhumans directly, such as Peaceful Prairie Sanctuary , Maple Farm Sanctuary , Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary and Eastern Shore Sanctuary.

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Vegan Puppy Mills Sanctuary Farm Sanctuary 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

In 2008, over nine billion chickens were slaughtered for Americans to eat. ” But I am not some crazy chicken-lover just trying to get respect for my pet rooster from birders. First of all, I don’t have a pet rooster. This post will get a bit into that for which I apologize, but it seems someone needs to do this.

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Chickens Florida Feral Species 208

Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Since the male offspring of dairy cows don't produce milk, they are sold to veal farms, where they are permanently confined in veal crates that prevent them from moving or turning around. Layer hens spend their entire lives permanently confined in battery cages with 6-9 other hens and have only half a square foot of living space per bird.

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Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian Vegan Veal 40

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Farm animals also benefit from the humane farming movement, even if the animal welfare changes it effects are not all that we should hope and work for. If we are not justified in eating mackerel ourselves, are we not also morally obligated to stop the slaughter brought on by the tuna? David Peters New York, Nov.

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New York Times New York Vegan Vegetarian 40